In the serenity of the universe

Signaling the advent of the dawn

As a prelude to the earth’s welcome

To a charming new-born morn,

Awe-filled, as my soul I bare,

I find that You are there.

As the sun rises in the upper skies

And throws its scorching heat around

And sucks the water from the oceans

And sets on fire, the earthly ground,

While I thirst for peace with none to care,

I find that You are there.

As the sun leans towards the West

To set, and the twilight zone

Engulfs the world with a host of colours

From sources yet unknown,--

Before my eyes a wink could spare,

I find that You are there.

In the constant spell of my tragic moments

Through days and months and years

As I burden myself with the aftermath

Which a ravaged destiny bears,

In the shape of melancholy, grief and despair,

I find that You are there.

In happy hours of my life

When I lift myself from the vile

And see a reason which for a moment

Allows me to smile,--

Amidst the laughter and fanfare,

I find that You are there.

When I hate someone and cannot stand

His presence ‘fore my eyes,

And his entire bearing in every form

Seems to me to be filled with vice,

While my wrath and hatred charge the air,

I find that You are there.

When I love a woman of my dreams

And feel her magic charms

And taste and sense my virile pleasures

And hold her in my arms,

In the ecstasy of love and passion which we share,

I find that You are there.

As I travel through life’s diverse stations

Loading my mortal existence

With so much to see, to feel and to absorb

With my limited human sense,

While I spread the cream of life on every new-found layer,

I find that You are there.

And the day when I shall reach

                      The last of all my destinations

And bid my last goodbye

As I leave the last of all the stations,

When Death shall beckon and shall stare,

I’ll find that You are there!